Tomb for receiving coffins.



Patent d May 2, 1911.,

I, &' J. SKOWRQNSKI. TOMB. FOR REGEIVINGQOFPINS. ALP-PLIQAYTION rum) r1234; 190s.

hlllll'llilllllf UNITED STATES FRANZ SKOWRONSKI AND JOHANN' SKOWRONSKI, OF OSTROWO, GERMANY.

TOMB FOR RECEIVING COFFINS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 2, 1911.

Application filed February 11, 1909. Serial No. 477,420.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, FRANZ Snownonsnr and JormNN SKOWRONSKI, both subjects of the German Emperonresiding at ()strowo, Province of Posen, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire, have invented new and useful Improvements in Tombs for llccciving Collins, of which the following is a speci fication. i

The invention has for its object to on vide a tomb adapted to receive a coilin, and means in connection with said tomb to avert from the person buried in the coffin th danger of being suffocated and to offer to him a constantly moderate temperature any season, without artificially heating the tomb. The latter plays, so to say, the part of a mortuary as-ordinarily used for laying out the body, but has this advantage over the usual mortuary that the supervision of the buried person may be continued as long as desired. After a lapse of a certain time, c. g. half a year, after which time an awaitenmg of the seeming dead seems to be positively out of question, the definitive burial may take place. This burial then is prcl erably effected in the same tomb which previously contained the collin. This tomb may either remain in its state so as to form a vault continuously accessible or may be used as an ordinary tomb filled up with earth. In the latter case the upper part. of lhe tomb may he used repeatedly as hereinafter will be more particularly described.

The tomb or vault according to our in-- vention comprises a substructure or foundation part embedded in the ground and a. monumental superstructure which can be placed upon said substructure. both partsare preferably constructed of wood and Wlli. hollow walls, the hollow spacc'bcingr filled up with heat insulating material to make artificial heating in winter superfluous. The superstructure may he li ltcd 'l'uom the foundation Dart when the definit ve burial .hall take place and then may be used again in the stone manner. The tomb also may be continuously used as a morlualy for laying out bodies.

Our invention will be lOGHL urulcrslood by reference to the accompanyinadrawings in which-- Figure 1 shows a side elevation of the tomb containing the coflin. Fin. L --.bo\\ the tomb in vertical cross section. the coiliu L ing indicated in dotted lines.

Referring more particularly to the draw-- ings, the tomb comprises a substructure consisting oi. a. chest 1 and a sifpe'rstructure or top piece 2. The walls of the chest 1 as well those of the superstructure 52 are formed of oak boards 3 preferably impregnated with tar, carbolineum, or the like and preferably joined by mortise and touch. The side walls of the chest 1 and of the top piece 9 as well the upper wall of the lat-- '[Gl are hollow, the hollow spaces 4 being formed by putting two rows of boards to gei'her at a little distance from each other and filled with chall or any other suitable heat i 'isulatilu material. The under side of the chest 1 also consists of cal; boards joined preferably by means of grooves and ledges in order-to keep oil the m'ldergroui.d-water. After the chest 1 has been put in the ground and the hollow spaces 4 of the substructure have been filled with chatl', or the like, said hollow spaces are. covered with plates 5. Ledges (3 are secured to the tops of the plates 5 to guide the superstructure 2 and to hold it in its place when put in position. This-is eltectcd" by placing it on the plates 5 after the cotlin containing the person to be buricdhas been put into the chest 1. The superstructure 2 may be secured to the chest 1 by any suitable means.

In the side walls of the superstructure or top chest 2 double windows 8 are provided the frames 7 of which are seated in openings in the side Walls of said chest. The window frames are packed with strips of rubber or the like in order to prevent cold air from entering the tomb. The windows may have one or two wings. In both cases care is to be taken that the windows may be opened easily from within. For this pur- I pose the handles 9 are placed inwardly. I l

i The windows may also be opened from the outside. In one of the end walls of the chest 2 air o icnings 10 are provided preferably covered with wire work] Owing to the fact that the walls of the substrlmture as well as of the superstructure are well insulated, while the botton'i of the chest forming the substructure consists of a comparatively thin boarding affording a rather 'lrec transition of heat from the ground below said chest into the latter, and i vice vcrsa. the interior of the tomb will assumo substantially the temperature of the I ground beiow it, which at the depth referred to i nearly constant througlmut the year consisting of double rows of boards and substantially.corresponds to the mean temperature of the place. An artificial heating of the tomb therefore may be dispensed with.

We claim 1. In a tomb for receiving a coffin the combination of a substructure or foundation part embedded in the ground and a super structure or top part above the ground and capable of being put on said substructure or foundation part as an integral body.

2. In a tomb for receivin a coflin the combination of a chest einbedd ed in the ground and a top part adapted to be put on said chest, said top part having the function of a cover, the side walls of said chest and the side walls and the top wall of said top part oined together, said rows of boards being spaced one from another so as to form hollow spaces between them, said hollow spaces being filled with insulating material.

3. In a tomb for receiving a coflin the combination of a substructure or foundation part-embedded in the ground and a super structure or top part capable of being put as a whole body on said substructure or foundation part, said substructure or foundation part and said superstructure or top part having hollow walls'filled up with insulating material and windows in the-side walls of said superstructure or top part said Windows being adapted to be opened from consisting of double boardings forming hollow spaces between them, said spaces being filled with insulating material, double windows in the side walls of said top part, said windows being adapted to be opened both from within and from the outside and air openings in the walls of said top part.

In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands in presence of two wltnesses.

FRANZ SKOWRONSKI. J OHANN SKOWRONSKI.

WVitnesses:

Eims'r V1012, ERNST BLEIROH. 

